Business in Additive Manufacturing

We had our concerns a few months ago when BASF Forward AM announced a strategic buyout decision. These concerns have been followed by rumors of an insolvency process undertaken by the newly created company...

With this cessation of activity, 15 employees will be looking for a new job opportunity. ARMOR GROUP, an industrial company specializing in ink formulation, and coating of thin layers on thin films, announced it is...

In what has become an annual tradition for the Additive Manufacturing world, Mesago, the organizer of Formnext, hosted this year 864 exhibitors (of whom 61% were international), and 34.404 visitors (of whom 48% were...

ValCUN, headquartered in Belgium, aims to establish metal Additive Manufacturing as a complementary process to conventional methods like milling, turning, and casting. As a reminder, ValCUN provides a molten metal deposition (MMD) described as...

Many of the challenges faced by those who would like to adopt inkjet technology for AM are similar to those raised by 2D printing which is also based on inkjet technology. They include optimizing print...

Meteor Inkjet Ltd, a supplier of industrial inkjet printhead driving solutions, enhances Xerox M Series printheads with its HDC-XM solution.  Ideal for additive manufacturing and robotic decoration, these printheads can withstand elevated temperatures in manufacturing...

BCN3D, the Spanish 3D printer manufacturer, has secured another investment round to accelerate its next phase of growth in the AM industry.  The funding – of an undisclosed amount of money - follows BCN3D’s recent move to a...

Certor Sports, an expert in athletic safety and performance, will license the technology of XO Armor Technologies, a provider of custom-fit, 3D printed protective gear. With XO Armor’s solution, Certor aims to produce personalized,...

Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering Inc., a leading provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market. Altair shareholders will receive USD 113 per share, representing an enterprise value...

The custom-fit, ultra-light 3D-printed pet orthotics provider, WIMBA has opened a 3D printing facility in Kraków, Poland. This strategic investment is an important step in WIMBA’s mission to deploy precise mobility care for pets...